Machines and human bodies are more similar than we think

What does a digital twin of a press shop look like? The spatially accurate model of the shop – which you can open on a tablet, for example – includes everything that's important, from the massive machines to the trash cans. In the model, you can simply click on the press machine to see what parts are being manufactured at the moment. In the future, you may also be able to connect the digital twin to VR glasses and virtually transport yourself into the press shop. Digital twins are just one of many emerging projects in which expert coordinator Lukáš Altman Kousal is involved. For Škoda Auto's press shop, he looks for technological innovations that will make production more efficient and employees' work easier. And in his spare time? Instead of the press shop, he digitizes his household. Instead of machine data, he collects information about his health. In short, Lukáš's life revolves around innovations. Which ones are currently in vogue at Škoda Auto?

How to change production? You can start while you're still studying

When Pavlína Šťastná was finishing her studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU), she decided to combine her academic knowledge with what she has learned during her internship at Škoda Auto. To do so, she chose the internal localization of objects in an industrial environment as the main topic of her master's thesis. And the decision certainly paid off. Her thesis, which can influence the speed and efficiency of production in the future, won the Laurin & Klement Prize, which is awarded to the most noteworthy final theses.

Cars as both a job and a hobby

You might think that someone who works with cars all day would enjoy a break from them after work. But some people simply cannot live without their cars. Meet the Skoda Auto professionals for whom cars are not only their job, but also their hobby.

Notes of robotics expert part 15

The production and management of machinery is always linked to the matter of safety. In each country, there is an effort to define rules that protect the health of workers who are working near machinery by law. In this episode, we explore the Czech and European legislation regarding this topic.

3 reasons why connecting industry and academia pays off

The English term win-win refers to situations that benefit all participants. In the automotive environment, this term can be used to describe, for example, cooperation between a company and a university. Jan Urban, who works as Škoda Auto's chief metrologist and is currently completing his doctorate, has been combining his professional and academic life for several years. Why does he find this symbiosis valuable? Here are 3 main reasons.

30 reasons, why apply for the Trainee program

Škoda Auto Trainee program is celebrating its 30 years. The program is for fresh graduates with diverse technical and economic backgrounds who want to be part of an automotive industry leader, Škoda Auto. The program is here to kick off your career while finding what you like the most about the automotive industry. Here’s all you should know about it.

For me social sustainability is a dialogue across society

The environment, street art, but also AI - these are just some of the phenomena that Ladislav Kučera works with. And not only at work, but also in his private life. Although he was born in Prague, he lives in the countryside and helps run a large family farm. As a graduate of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, the environment has always been close to his heart. After gaining valuable experience at the European Commission in Brussels or the Office of the Czech Government, he joined the largest Czech car plant as an expert on many issues of today's society. What has the Skoda Auto Endowment fund prepared for the celebration of its 5th anniversary in December? And how is the strategy of social sustainability implemented at Skoda Auto?